Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, 2008

October 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[jaycee]

Thanks Meg for the lovely butterfly graphic this morning and for one of your lovely poems, Johnn. I haven’t understood if I should use your first or last name on here.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Majie.
Lori did beautiful work on today's Welcome Graphic.
All of her graphics are beautiful.

Hope you had a marvelous Monday.
Have a lovely evening and a terrific week.

[JustAmy]

Awwwww .... so cute.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Jaycee, and hugs back atcha.

[JustAmy]

MamaBear and I thank you.

[Billie]

Seeing some awfully cute and pretty stuff from you all today! Thanks!

Meg, that butterfly/table is one of your prettiest ever! (I think you have posted it before, and I think I said it was one of your prettiest ever then, too. It is!) :)

Dolly, those are adorable animal pictures - I am crazy about that dog with the flowers!!!

Hugs to all! Busy day - I need to leave again.

[MEG33]

My pleasure, jaycee..Your sweet momma and kittens evoked memories of playing momma with my daughter to 5 kittens abandoned by their feral mom when they were only a week old..What a big job momma kitties have!

[jaycee]

That is so adorable. Isn’t it strange that there is no end to finding darling gifs. Meg and I are always talking about being addicted to hunting for them.....I have so many that I’ve never used yet and still go hunting. Its just fun.

[MEG33]

Thannk you for your sweet compliments, (((Billie)))

[jaycee]

So many pretty kitties today...I just love it. On the mama cat, I think I counted 7 babies. Did you see the relaxed cat I posted later in the day that I titled “my new trick”. I thought he/she was cute.

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Jaycee.

I love graphics and I’m continually searching.

[Lady Jag]

Hi Amy. Autumn is my favorite time of year and I've been collecting photos forever, can't get enough of it.

Pleasant Valley, Cambridge, VT

[JustAmy]

I love autumn and the rich autumn colors.

The autumn pictures that you have been posting are wonderful. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, my FRiends, for your Compliments on the Kitty Pic I Posted Today, and Thank you to Everyone for the Pings and Beautiful Graphics. Jaycee, Hugs for your Precious Post #1789.

[The Mayor]

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October 21, 2008

God’s Love Story

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READ: Hosea 11

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? . . . My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. —Hosea 11:8

Is there any human feeling more powerful than that of betrayal? Ask a high school girl whose boyfriend has dumped her for a pretty cheerleader. Or tune your radio to a country-western station and listen to the lyrics of infidelity. Or check out the murders reported in the daily newspaper, an amazing number of which trace back to a quarrel with an estranged lover.

In the Old Testament, God through Hosea’s marriage demonstrates in living color exactly what it is like to love someone desperately and get nothing in return. Not even God, with all His power, will force a human being to love Him.

Many people think of God as an impersonal force, something akin to the law of gravity. The book of Hosea portrays almost the opposite: a God of passion and fury and tears and love. A God in mourning over Israel’s rejection of Him (11:8).

God the lover does not desire to share His bride with anyone else. Yet, amazingly, when Israel turned her back on God, He stuck with her. He was willing to suffer, in hope that someday she would return to Him.

Hosea, and later Jesus, prove that God longs not to punish but to love. In fact, He loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for us!

Love sent the Savior to die in my stead.
Why should He love me so?
Meekly to Calvary’s cross He was led.
Why should He love me so? —Harkness

God loved us so much, He sent His only Son.

Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 49–50; Proverbs 8:12-31

[MEG33]

Amen ..May God’s Grace continue for America..because of His love. May we be more faithful.

Did you get all the tools and the rest of your belongings all moved yesterday?

[MEG33]

Chrysanthemums

Happy Tuesday To Amy's Place
It is a beautiful day.. the birds are singing..

[The Mayor]

No, I will finish today. It is amazing what we acquire after 5 years.

[The Mayor]

Beautiful garden!

[The Mayor]

Hi Amy, I read your responses and Thank you. It has been very hectic here for the past 4 days.